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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Daguerreotypes, pages 32 to 48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can Khomeini's living conditions be described?
(a) He lives in a grand, new palace.
(b) He lives in a modest apartment building.
(c) He lives in a dusty hovel.
(d) He occupies the former palace of the Shah.

2. Which country backed Shah Pahlavi when he wrested control away from Doctor Mossadegh?
(a) Britain.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Japan.

3. Which city did Shah Agha Mohammed Khan famously order a massacre for?
(a) Qom.
(b) Tabriz.
(c) Teheran.
(d) Kerman.

4. Who did Reza Khan root for in World War II?
(a) Hitler and Germany.
(b) Mussolini and the Italians.
(c) Churchill and Great Britain.
(d) Roosevelt and the Americans.

5. How did Shah Pahlavi fund his Great Civilization?
(a) Iran's oil wealth.
(b) Funding from Western powers.
(c) His personal real estate fortune.
(d) Extreme taxation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Consuming alcohol is punishable in post-revolution Iran with what punishment?

2. How many agents of Savak were there?

3. What kind of culture did Reza Khan urge his citizens to adopt?

4. What action by the Shah compels Khomeini to begin speaking out against him?

5. What was the profession of the grandfather of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi?

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